: possibly but not certainly : maybe
: something open to doubt or conjecture
Examples of perhaps in a Sentence
Adverb
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Cooper, his parents share, is taking to being a big brother like a duck to water — or perhaps more fittingly, like a Coop to a stoop.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
This universal power drill bit is a lifesaver and probably my husband's most used stocking stuffer, perhaps ever.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 14 Nov. 2025
Highways are, perhaps counterintuitively, easier for AI than streets, with clear signs and lanes, but have higher stakes, with accidents more likely to be deadly.
—semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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Adverb
Of all the images, motifs and characters that constituted the fantastical world of midcentury artist Piero Fornasetti, the cat was perhaps the most mysterious in his eyes.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Cooper, his parents share, is taking to being a big brother like a duck to water — or perhaps more fittingly, like a Coop to a stoop.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
This universal power drill bit is a lifesaver and probably my husband's most used stocking stuffer, perhaps ever.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 14 Nov. 2025
Highways are, perhaps counterintuitively, easier for AI than streets, with clear signs and lanes, but have higher stakes, with accidents more likely to be deadly.
—semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perhaps. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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